Hillsborough County has many large areas of salt marsh and pastureland, which after high tides and heavy rain events often hold water long enough for several generations of mosquito to be produced. We use the helicopter to get to those areas we cannot check by ground vehicle, and also to treat areas too large to be sprayed by truck. We primarily use an environmentally friendly biological larvicide that releases a bacteria which, when eaten by the mosquito (and black fly) larvae, causes them to sicken and die. We are able to treat 50 acres with each load, and up to 1000 acres per day.
Hillsborough County is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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